February 16, 2011
by Conor O'Neill
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I love the mock election thing they are running over on boards.ie. Basically you can input your voting preferences for your constituency and see what the patterns are like already. Cork South West has only had 142 votes so far … Continue reading
January 3, 2011
by Conor O'Neill
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Like most people in the country I’m pretty depressed about where Ireland has ended up. And I don’t see an election, which replaces one set of Peter Principle County Councillors with another set, helping in any way. Politics in Ireland … Continue reading
December 5, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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I know I said I’d keep most of the tech over on conoroneill.net but I had to share this with a wider audience. If you’ve read this blog over the past few years, you’ll have seen me banging on about … Continue reading
September 5, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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Yesterday I did my first ever Half Marathon in Dingle. Yes it nearly killed me and I had to walk lots of it but I finished and I had several hundred people behind me. Compared to some of my friends … Continue reading
July 25, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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The Country Cooking of Ireland I was given this heavy tome by the publishers to review and months later I’m finally getting my thoughts down. Whilst it is a fantastic collection of recipes and information that all Irish cooks should … Continue reading
July 1, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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One of the most powerful blogs I read in recent years was Roos Demol’s One Breast Less. I’m thrilled she has re-started it and she is involved in an Action Breast Cancer fundraiser. Please head over there and show your … Continue reading
June 10, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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Patrick Naughton has been in touch to tell me about African drumming workshops that he runs for community groups, schools and festivals in Cork and the surrounding areas. If you know of any such group that are looking for workshops … Continue reading
June 10, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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Brilliant job by Andrew Kingston of Arkutech.ie in building the new bandon.ie site. A quick poke around confirmed that it is built on the same fantastic WordPress foundation as this fine blog. A certain person named Donncha O’Caoimh is one … Continue reading
May 11, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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I was thrilled to get an email from Tara O’Donoghue to tell me that Bandon allotments are up and running. The allotment garden is located in Cloughmacsimon – a short distance off the bypass, right behind Coláiste Na Toirbhirte. Plots … Continue reading
April 23, 2010
by Conor O'Neill
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Martin’s Mad About Fish With a single episode, the greatest TV show RTE have made about food in at least 25 years. Martin Shanahan jumps out of the screen, grabs you by the scruff of the neck and demands that … Continue reading